A
man who spent almost 20 years in prison - including 12 on death row -
for murders he did not commit will now help oversee the city of
Houston's new crime lab. On Wednesday,
Anthony Graves was appointed to the board of the
Houston Forensic Science Center. "I'm excited about the honor and I'm excited about the opportunity (Houston Mayor
Anise Parker)
gave me to represent the citizens," Graves said. The center provides
forensic services, such as firearms testing and fingerprint analysis, to
the
Houston Police Department
and other agencies. It was established in 2012 and last year took over
the crime lab role from HPD. Graves said he can bring an unique insight
to the world of police forensic sciences. "I bring a different
perspective. I've experienced the total failure of our system from top
to bottom," he said..........
